GRE Word List
POTENTIAL
existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality
The meaning of the word potential is existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prune | a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| absolute | free from imperfection : perfect |
| expunge | to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion |
| infinitesimal | immeasurably or incalculably small |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| authoritative | having, marked by, or proceeding from authority |
| gullible | easily duped or cheated |
| peregrination | to travel especially on foot : walk |